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Soon to be launched on over a million ears across the length and breadth of the land – the entire world indeed – is the audiobook of Confessions of an Ageing Tennis Player, read by the one and only Samuel James who says:

“The idea of an epic battle between the common man and the forces, trying to keep them at bay is always a winner with me. Nick’s brilliant balance between humour and tragedy had me cheering for Lord Andrew whilst at the same time wishing he could find someone, anyone, to just sit down with for a serious talk over a cup of tea …  Iparticularly enjoyed recreating a well known – and cringeworthy – interview with a certain political leader on the BBC!”

Samuel was born in Portsmouth and raised in southeast London. He trained as an actor at Mountview Theatre School and is an audiobook graduate with Helen Lloyd Audio.

Sam’s theatre credits include Twelfth Night and Women Beware Women at the National Theatre, and the original West End productions of Ragtime and The Full Monty. He is a familiar face on television appearing in everything from sit com to prime-time drama. 

Sam’s audio work includes over 100 full cast audio productions for the BBC, Audible Studios and Big Finish. He was nominated Best Supporting Actor at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for his performance as Billy in The War of the Worlds and he co-starred in Black Eyed Girls for the BBC, which won the Best Original Audio Drama Award. 

Audiobook highlights include Bram Stoker’s Dracula for Spotify Audiobooks and Barry S. Richman’s Follow the Drum for Podium Entertainment. He is currently recording 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Spotify Audiobooks – and is delighted to be the voice of the beleaguered and deluded hero in The Confessions Series, his first narrations with Raconteurs Audio. 

Here’s to the first of many collaborations with Samuel and his production company, Raconteurs Audio!

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